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DEAR MIKE, LOVE SCOTUS

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 Belated Holiday GiftCHICAGO TRIBUNEJustices shield prosecutors from being sued for mistakesWASHINGTON - "The Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit Monday from a Los Angeles man who spent 24 years in prison for a murder he did not commit and ruled that county prosecutors are shielded from being sued, even if their management mistakes lead to mistaken convictions.In a 9-0 decision, the high court expanded the rule that prosecutors are immune from suits for any actions "directly connected with the conduct of a trial."The justices said prosecutors should not have to work in fear that resentful crime suspects may sue them later."VAN DE KAMP ET AL. v. GOLDSTEINTRANSCRIPT OF ORAL ARGUMENT

Full post as published by JAABlog on January 26, 2009 (boomark / email).